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The Charlotte Observer suggests that the Bobcats may be interested in Milt Palacio.

After cutting Alan Anderson, Charlotte is expected to sign a third point guard in time for Tuesday's game. In addition to Palacio, Penny Hardaway could be a possibility, the Observer suggests. Palacio's agent confirmed that he was asked last week by the Bobcats about his client's availability. Palacio couldn't make the Sonics this year as he attempted to return from microfracture surgery on his knee. Tue, Nov 28, 2006 10:52:00 AM

He couldn't beat out Mike Wilks for the third point guard job, and was trying to return from microfracture surgery on his left knee. Thu, Oct 26, 2006 04:21:00 PM

Milt Palacio said Thursday that his left knee is feeling great and healing well following microfracture surgery performed about a month ago.

Palacio becomes an unrestricted free agent in July, but he continues to rehab regularly at the Jazz's practice facility and remains open to the notion of re-signing for a second season in Utah. Sat, Jun 10, 2006 09:50:00 PM

Depth Charts

The rookie is being held out of summer league due to a fractured ring finger, but he is expected to be fine in a couple weeks. Payne will find minutes tough to come by in OKC as long as Russell Westbrook is healthy, so it's safe to ignore him in standard leagues for now.

Kevin Durant (foot) will be in attendance at Team USA's minicamp this August.

He obviously won't be participating, but this is a clear sign that he plans on playing at the Rio Olympics in the summer of 2016. KD was recently spotted taking jump shots as part of his rehab process, and all signs point to him being ready for the start of training camp. Durant will be a target in the 3-7 range on draft day next season.

Serge Ibaka (right knee surgery) is in South Africa for the first ever NBA Africa game, but Yahoo's Marc J. Spears reports that Ibaka has not been cleared to play.

Ibaka had surgery on Mar. 17 and was given an initial timetable of 4-6 weeks, so this raises some concerns for the Thunder. It's probable that OKC is simply being extra cautious with Ibaka to avoid any unnecessary setbacks, and we'll pass along more information as soon as possible. For the record, Ibaka said that if he's "100 percent" he will play for Spain during the EuroBasket tournament which begins in early September.